Have you seen Close To My Heart’s June Stamp of the Month—Hello Foxy? It is so cute! Here’s a card I made using this stamp set. I really like how it turned out. I combined the stamp set with the *NEW* and wildly popular No Worries Paper Collection. And truthfully, it’s not hard to … Read more Hello Foxy Card
Today is National Donut Day! I made this fun donut card to mark the occasion. Close To My Heart has a super fun stamp set and coordinating die set that made my card possible. This particular set (Sugar Rush Cardmaking Bundle) is actually from our Seasonal Expressions 1 Catalog, but CTMH is still offering it–while … Read more Happy National Donut Day!
Father’s Day is right around the corner. Honestly, I can’t believe today is June 1st! How did that happen?!? So if you are looking for a quick and easy (and great looking!) card to use for Father’s Day, look no further than Close To My Heart’s Father’s Day Cardmaking Kit! Now don’t let the name … Read more Father’s Day Card
I created this beautiful card for my husband for our anniversary. I chose to use purples and golds as those were the colors we had at our wedding. The Foil Polka Dot Paper as well as the two pennants (the Rose and Foil Stripe) are all from this month’s Live Beautifully Collection. It’s awesome how … Read more Love You Always Card
Close To My Heart’s Live Beautifully Paper + their Live Beautifully Stamp Set = pure beauty. Add in this fun lattice fold and it’s perfection. I absolutely love the look of the finished card! Plus, the *NEW* Little Dreamer Glitter Gems were a great addition to finish off the card. Here’s a list of the … Read more Live Beautifully Lattice Fold Card
There is always a bunch of excitement when new product is released. Consultants look forward to it. Customers look forward to it. It’s always a super exciting time filled with lots of creativity. An additional element that I always love is participating in a card swap featuring these *NEW* CTMH products. Truly, it’s like Christmas … Read more Live. Laugh. Love. Card
Just because Close To My Heart is offering gorgeous exclusive papers in honor of National Scrapbooking Month doesn’t mean you can’t use these papers to create cards instead of scrapbook layouts! I created this “smile” card using 2 of the 14 patterned papers contained in the Live Beautifully Paper Collection. Each one of the designs in … Read more Live Beautifully Smile Card
In the latest Close To My Heart catalog–the Seasonal Expressions 2–you’ll see the first *NEW* collection is the Little Dreamer. It’s soft, pastel colors and darling prints like unicorns, hearts and polka dots are so appealing for Spring. It’s also the perfect collection to try some fun sponge stencil techniques with! In fact, yesterday Close … Read more Have a Magical Day Card
Mother’s Day is this coming weekend and CTMH has a beautiful layout and coordinating card you can create for your mom using their exclusive Cricut Flower Market Collection. Watch this short 3-minute video and be inspired!
There are only 2 more days to shop from Close To My Heart’s Seasonal Expressions 1 Catalog. Come Monday, May 1st, items in this catalog will no longer be available (with the exception of a few select items.) Now is the time to look back through the Seasonal Expressions 1 Catalog and see if there … Read more Thinking of You Card
Did you know today is National Cat Lady Day? I actually didn’t until I heard it on the radio this morning. My daughter, a HUGE fan of cats, was delighted to hear the news. So in honor of the day, I whipped up this cute card. Here are the supplies I used to create it: … Read more Happy National Cat Lady Day!
If you’re looking for a darling birthday card idea, look no further! This cute card made by Ramona is simple to make–the toughest part is the fussy cutting. Plus, it doesn’t take a lot of supplies or fancy techniques to create–just a little creative use of some basic supplies. I love that she used the … Read more Happy Birthday Card
Today is National Grilled Cheese Day. The perfect excuse to enjoy a tasty sandwich for lunch or dinner–whether you do the traditional grilled cheese sandwich or make it a little more gourmet. I shared this card back in February for Groundhog’s Day, but with the sentiment from the Silly Sayings Stamp Set, it … Read more Happy National Grilled Cheese Day!
It’s time to start thinking about making your Mother’s Day card! It’ll be here before you know it. Today’s card is one made by DeAnn B. as part of our CTMH Consultant swap. I love that she not only decorated the outside, but she also did the inside with … Read more Mother’s Day Card
Happy Friday! Today I thought I’d share another project created with our March Stamp of the Month—Tea-rrific. For this card, I did a split stamping technique with the stack of teacups from this set. It’s a fun twist having the stamped image go from a uncolored look on one color of cardstock to a vivid, … Read more Tea-rrific Shared Times Card